The New York State (NYS) Department of Health released their Request for Application (RFA) for “Comprehensive Services and Health Systems Approaches to Improve Asthma Control in New York State” (RFA Number#1612280202) on July 18, 2017 with applications due September 18, 2017. (more…)
Therapy Helps Medication Adherence
The Baltimore-based startup company “emocha Mobile Health” https://www.emocha.com focusing on medication adherence, received a SBIR award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) https://www.drugabuse.gov. The Phase 1 award (R44DA044053) was made possible through the NIH Fast-Track mechanism and totals $225,000 with an additional $1.5 million for Phase 2 to be granted upon achieving milestones. (more…)
Legislation on Telehealth Introduced
It has been reported that the federal government since 2011 has distributed over $37 billion in incentive payments to healthcare providers to adopt EHRs. However, psychologists, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and others specializing in treating addiction and mental health conditions do not qualify for this funding. (more…)
Summit to Engage Consumers
Parks Associates www.parkassociates.com announced that new digital health research from a survey going out to 10,000 consumers in July 2017, shows that 21 percent of U.S. broadband households use wellness, fitness, or diet apps. (more…)
Clinical Center Improves Patient Safety
Accurate and timely documentation is very important when documenting clinical issues in the patient’s EHR. The NIH Clinical Center’s (CC) https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov Health Information Management Department tracks key quality metrics related to patient care. (more…)
Delivering Telemedicine Worldwide
Defense contractor SOSi International LLC (SOSi) and George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (GW-MFA) http://docs.com, the largest independent physician group in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area, have announced a partnership to deliver advanced telemedicine solutions to deployed personnel around the globe. This will enable deployed personnel to have instant access to the highest level medical expertise at a leading medical center. (more…)
Moving Ideas from the Lab to Patients
In June 2017, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) www.cancer.gov held their inaugural Technology showcase with 200 attendees from Frederick Maryland. Attendees came from the NCI’s Technology Transfer Center (TTC) https://techtransfer.cancer.gov and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) https://frederick.cancer.gov to connect with biotechnology professionals across the Maryland/DC region. (more…)